Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
Monika Radclyffe, Centre Director: The right time for accelerated innovation
Last week we were all reflecting on a year since the first lockdown. Gosh, what a year it has been! I am sure everyone has their own reflections and personal experiences. I had given birth to my second son three weeks prior to that first lockdown, so I was quite happily nesting at home with my…
Read MoreSteve Edwards, Centre Director: 2020. Progress in a time of lockdown
I entered Engine Shed in January 2020 as the Centre Director at SETsquared Bristol on an interim contract with a year to embrace the community and maybe tinker with a few bits of the well-oiled incubation machine. Roll on a few months to the challenges of the COVID pandemic and the resultant lockdown that would impose wholesale change on the way that we do everything. Not a standard year but an incredible lesson in how unwelcome upheaval can be good for progress. As the country…
Read MoreSteve Edwards, Centre Director: Horses for courses and buildings for people
There I was about to write a blog on how great it has been since we reopened Engine Shed and welcomed people back into the office and meeting spaces in SETsquared Bristol. After months of strict lockdown and the summer exodus, September started with a reaffirmation of the joys and benefits of face to face…
Read MoreLearning with Parents case study: Empowering families to enjoy learning together
To help our aspiring entrepreneurs and future SETsquared Bristol members, we showcase a number of case studies demonstrating the breadth of tech at SETsquared Bristol and what it takes to achieve success. We had a chat with Learning with Parents CEO, Tom Harbour… What does Learning with Parents do? Learning with Parents exists so that one day every child…
Read MoreSETsquared Bristol partner with Blackfinch #ISOLATIONINTERN platform to help startups recruit specialist talent during COVID-19
Blackfinch Group announces the launch of the #ISOLATIONINTERN platform in partnership with investment industry firms and universities to enable specialist talent acquisition under COVID-19 Restrictions. The initiative aims to supercharge early stage companies and help keep this vital sector of the economy on track. Startups are facing difficult times due to COVID-19 whilst many university…
Read MoreMaths with Parents win government funding to support disadvantaged families during COVID-19
SETsquared Bristol members and social enterprise, Maths with Parents, have been awarded InnovateUK grant funding to develop their home learning platform in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Over 8,600 organisations from across the UK applied to InnovateUK. Dr Ian Campbell, Executive Chair of Innovate UK, said: “The ideas we have seen can truly make a…
Read MoreFirst-to-market COVID-19 antibody testing kit with 98% accuracy launched by Forth
SETsquared Bristol members, Forth, has launched its new COVID-19 antibody testing kit on to the UK market. It is the first to meet the MHRA guidelines and made available to the public. The finger prick test is laboratory analysed to check for the presence of COVID-19 IgG antibodies which develop after exposure to the virus.…
Read MoreSETsquared Bristol Case Study – Neighbourly: Helping businesses make a positive impact in their communities
To help our aspiring entrepreneurs and future SETsquared Bristol members, we showcase a number of case studies demonstrating the breadth of tech at SETsquared Bristol and what it takes to achieve success. We had a chat with Neighbourly COO, Zoe Colosimo… Neighbourly Key Facts Neighbourly is a multi award-winning corporate social responsibility (CSR) platform that helps businesses make a…
Read MoreLisa Matthews, Business Incubation Manager: The new SETsquared ‘virtual reality’ bringing opportunities for tech ventures
It was 5:05pm on a Tuesday evening, in the SETsquared office at Engine Shed. Steve Edwards (Centre Director) turned to me and said “well I guess tomorrow’s a good a day as any”. The full realisation of what had just happened started to dawn on me. We’d spent the day in a Covid-management planning meeting (just like COBRA, but fewer biscuits), and had made the…
Read MoreUniversity of Bristol launches Coronavirus Internship Fund for SMEs
Local small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Bristol responding to the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic will be able to benefit from fully funded internships, thanks to a new scheme from the University of Bristol. The University’s COVID-19 SME Internship Fund will help local SMEs in Bristol, including charities, social enterprises and start-ups dealing with the challenges…
Read More